Abstract
Positioning of intermodal terminals is of key importance since it affects the very investment into the terminal, ecological, physical issues and the costs of the operation of individual terminals. Detailed analysis has to be performed by decision-making regarding the siting of intermodal terminals. The work analyzes the relevant criteria necessary for the siting of intermodal terminals. The problem of the proposed research is the structure of intermodal systems in the Republic of Croatia with the case study of inland waterways. The research and the study of the characteristics of intermodal terminals network on inland waterways should result in a concept of system reorganization, i.e. terminal planning methodology. By analysing relevant indicators according to the existing facts, and by using scientific methods and methodologies, the relevant criteria necessary to define the position and categories of intermodal terminals on inland waterways in the Republic of Croatia have been defined and evaluated on the examples of Sisak, Osijek, Vukovar and Slavonski Brod. KEY WORDS: intermodal terminal, intermodal transport, location criteria, inland waterways
Highlights
In the area of intermodal transport in Europe and the world, a large number of projects and studies have been carried out, both at international and national level
The evaluation of the main criteria has resulted in the following conclusion: the most important criterion in the site selection of the intermodal terminal on inland waterways is the criterion of cargo flows (49.2 per cent), followed by the physical criterion (30.6 per cent), technical and technological criterion (12.5 per cent) and the least importance lies on the organizational criterion (7.8 per cent) (Figure 1)
When speaking about the cargo flows criterion of the ports on the inland waterways – intermodal terminals, the highest importance for the site determination lies on the potential cargo flows, because the current cargo flows directed to the ports on inland waterways are not specially expressed in any of the river ports
Summary
In the area of intermodal transport in Europe and the world, a large number of projects and studies have been carried out, both at international and national level. The integration of all the participants in intermodal transport by using information systems and communication technologies (carriers, logistic service providers, rail operators, intermodal operators, terminal operators, forwarding agents, agents, shippers, etc.) makes the integration of various processes even more complex. This has been implemented in accordance with the organizational, operative and infrastructural problems that affect the quality and success of the terminal operation and the entire intermodal transport. The purpose of research is to analyze the complexity and the problems of intermodal system, i. e. the location of intermodal terminals, their elements and the interaction of the subsystem according to the following criteria: physical, technical, technological, and organizational, all for the purpose of identifying relevant criteria necessary to locate the network of intermodal terminals on inland waterways
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